286 Pa. Super. 551 - Stringer v. Kaytes’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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1. “In those cases, such as the one sub judice, where the requisite notice has not been provided, we believe the most reasonable procedure is to decide the question of the promptness of the petition on the basis of the date when the plaintiff received actual notice, either from the prothonotary or otherwise, of the dismissal of the action. If the court determines that under the circumstances the petition to reinstate has been timely filed, then it should proceed to determine whether the other two conditions necessary to demonstrate good cause have been shown. Instantly, as noted earlier, the lower court deemed it unnecessary to reach the question of whether the condi tions set forth in the International Telephone [v. Philadelphia Elec. Co., 250 Pa.Super. 378 , 378 A.2d 986 (Pa.Super.1977) ] case for establishing good cause had been satisfied. As stated above, we find this to be error. It is our conclusion that the court below must decide whether plaintiff has satisfied those conditions, bearing in mind that the question of the timeliness of the petition to reinstate must be measured from the date plaintiff first actually learned that her action had been dismissed.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Setty v. Knepp · 318 Pa. Super. 46 - Wurster v. Peters

2. “Rule 130. Disposition of Inactive Cases (1) Whenever in any civil action a certificate of Readiness has not been filed and no proceedings have been docketed in the Prothonotary’s Office for a period of two (2) successive years, the action shall be dismissed with prejudice, for failure to prosecute under the provisions of this rule, and the docket so marked, provided that no less than sixty (60) days’ notice be given by publication once in The Legal Intelligencer. * >H * <5 5k 4s (4) Dismissal under (1) or (2) is subject to the right of any party to reinstate the action by written application for good cause shown after such dismissal within three (3) months of the date of dismissal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 318 Pa. Super. 393 - Stringer v. Kaytes